CesiumAstro

Senior Electronics Engineer I

CesiumAstro$90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or higher from an accredited university
  • 4+ years in electronics design and testing experience
  • Experience with high-reliability electronics for space or defense
  • Proven track record of overseeing design phases for circuits or boards
  • Experience in delivering designs to production
  • Skilled in complex PCB layout and signal integrity tools
  • Proficiency in Altium and strong lab verification skills

Responsibilities

  • Own the complete electronics module design process from concept to production
  • Design digital and mixed-signal RF electronics, including phased arrays
  • Create designs using FPGAs, processors, and microcontrollers
  • Develop mixed-signal electronics for radios and telemetry subsystems
  • Conduct detailed schematic designs and PCB layouts
  • Perform extensive analysis, including circuit and power integrity assessments
  • Plan and execute module bring-up and key verification testing

Benefits

  • Company stock options
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement plans
Full Job Description
Please Note: To conform with the United States Government Space Technology Export Regulations, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

We are looking to add a Senior Electronics Engineer I to our Digital and Mixed-Signal Electronics team. If you are great at what you do, enjoy working in a startup environment, and are passionate about developing leading-edge electronics for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems, we would like to hear from you.

At the Senior level, you will be tasked with full-stack hardware development for complex modules. You will have the opportunity to start at concept development and progress through detailed design, analysis, layout, build, test, and delivery, doing hands-on work at each phase.

At a small company and a startup, your work will make direct contributions to the success of the business. The work is challenging and impactful, requiring both breadth and depth of technical knowledge. Our products are made for high-reliability space and airborne applications, so designs require high levels of technical rigor while maintaining the agility of a startup environment.

The successful candidate will also present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

This role will initially be remote, with a planned transition to in-person work once our Florida office is established.

JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Own end-to-end design of electronics modules, from concept and architecture through schematic, layout, test, and production
  • Own the digital and mixed-signal portions of complex RF electronics, such as phased array control circuitry
  • Design circuits with FPGAs, processors, microcontrollers, and other complex programmable targets
  • Design mixed-signal electronics ranging from software-defined radios to telemetry subsystems
  • Perform detailed and complete schematic design for complex boards, ranging from key components to supporting passives
  • Perform detailed PCB layout in Altium Designer for complex boards, sometimes working with a PCB Designer
  • Complete analysis such as worst-case circuit analysis, signal integrity analysis, and power integrity analysis
  • Develop bring-up plans and design verification plans for new electronics modules
  • Perform bring-up and key verification testing of modules, often working with a technician to complete validation
  • Release modules to production, working with the Manufacturing and Test Engineering teams
  • Mentor junior engineers to build technical understanding and professional development
  • Use working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical, to streamline development of electronics modules


JOB REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or higher in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Minimum of 4 years of industry or university research experience in board-level electronics design, analysis, and test.
  • Direct experience designing high-reliability electronics for space or defense applications, including part derating, worst-case analysis, and thermal constraints.
  • Experience owning the design phase of circuits or boards, including trade studies, key part selection, and detailed design.
  • Experience delivering subcircuit or board designs to production and deployment.
  • Experience performing complex PCB layout, such as high-density interconnect (HDI) and high-speed digital or power electronics.
  • Experience running board-level signal integrity and/or power integrity simulation tools such as Ansys SIwave, ADS SIPro, or Mentor Hyperlynx.
  • Working knowledge of adjacent fields, such as software and mechanical.
  • Proficiency in electronics design tools such as Altium.
  • Strong lab experience for bring-up and verification of new hardware.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills.


PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

  • Design for space radiation environments.


CesiumAstro considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life, disability and retirement plans.

About CesiumAstro

CesiumAstro is a technology company that provides advanced communications systems for satellite and space-based applications. The company's systems use advanced software-defined radio technology to provide high-bandwidth, low-latency communications for a variety of applications, including remote sensing, earth observation, and satellite communications. CesiumAstro's systems are designed to be highly modular and scalable, allowing them to be easily integrated into a wide range of satellite and space-based platforms. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Learn more about CesiumAstro
Size
100 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$1 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+80%
Revenue
$5 million

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